Politics

Three men executed on same day in US for the first time in 15 years

Rare scheduling in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama underlines the renewed appetite in US for state killings

Max Miller said he could miss court hearings due to slim GOP House majority

Embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) told an Ohio judge that he could miss court hearings for a civil protection order the congressman filed against his ex-wife due to his party’s narrow majority in the House.

Female-only spa asks Supreme Court to let them ban 'swinging d***s'

The Supreme Court is being urged to hear a religious liberty case about a Korean spa in Washington state that wishes to keep its facility female only, in a dispute that made headlines over a judge’s crude description of what the spa owners wanted to avoid women seeing at their establishment.

US conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records reveal

DHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown

Tupac Shakur: jury selected in trial of ex-gang boss accused of ordering killing

Duane Davis was charged with murder, and described as the ‘shot caller’ who orchestrated rapper’s killing in 1996

Rashida Tlaib to campaign against two Jewish House Democrats

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is set to campaign alongside Democratic rivals of two of her Jewish peers in the House: Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).

All ICE officers in Maine now equipped with body cameras, Collins says

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Thursday announced that all Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Maine have been outfitted with body cameras following a fatal shooting in the state last month.

DNC backs Ken Martin as party weighs stance on Israel and ICE

The Democratic National Committee‘s summer meeting kicked off Thursday in Texas with members rallying around embattled Chairman Ken Martin even as the party wrestles with financial problems and ideological divisions ahead of the midterm elections.

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Jury set in Las Vegas trial of man accused of ordering Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing

A jury of six men and 10 women was selected Thursday to hear the case against an ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's killing nearly 30 years ago in one of hip-hop's most pivotal moments.

Markey’s anti-super PAC crusade collides with group attacking Moulton

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) lobbied Democrats to ban super PACs from meddling in their primaries. Now, despite his crusade, he’s being bolstered by one in a messy primary against Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA).

Mamdani's NYC pied-à-terre tax can continue rollout during court appeal

The tax championed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, who said it must be stopped and vowed to explore federal options.